‘The Last Of Us’ Director Reflects On Melancholic Episode With Nick Offerman & Murray Bartlett: ” I Didn’t Set Out To Make World Cry. But I Did”
deadline.comAmong the drama directors vying for an Emmy this January is Peter Hoar, the helmer behind the memorable episode from The Last of Us that starred Murray Bartlett (Frank) and Nick Offerman (Bill) as two men who fall in love far from the horrors of the QZ zone.
Here, the director known for his work on The Umbrella Academy, It’s a Sin and The Last Kingdom looks back at his work on “Long, Long Time” and how he didn’t set out to make the world cry “uncontrollably.” “But I did,” he added simply. DEADLINE You have directed genre dramas before.
When you were hired for The Last of Us, were you told right away that that your episode wouldn’t involve any actual sci-fi/high-concept stuff? PETER HOAR When I first said yes to the show, I didn’t know what I was going to get.
And I did think to myself, as a gaming fan, ‘oh, I hope I can get to do one of the big set pieces and big explosions and swarming of the infected and whatever.’ But honestly, I would not change anything for the world.
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